Tag Archives: Assistant Commissioner of State Tax

Writ petition against GST assessment and rectification orders dismissed due to availability of efficacious alternative appellate remedy

By | August 6, 2026

Writ petition against GST assessment and rectification orders dismissed due to availability of efficacious alternative appellate remedy Writ petition against GST assessment and rectification orders dismissed due to availability of efficacious alternative appellate remedy Issue Whether a writ petition challenging an assessment order and a rectification order on grounds of notice defects and limitation should… Read More »

Section 74 SCN Lacking Specific Reasons and Relied-Upon Documents Is Invalid; Consequential Recovery Quashed

By | August 1, 2026

Section 74 SCN Lacking Specific Reasons and Relied-Upon Documents Is Invalid; Consequential Recovery Quashed Issue Whether a Show Cause Notice issued under Section 74(1) that merely reproduces the statutory text without stating specific reasons or providing relied-upon documents is legally valid, and whether consequential recovery orders and bank account attachments can be sustained. Facts A… Read More »

Show Cause Notice Issued Without Specific Reasons and Relied-Upon Documents Is Void and Invalidates Recovery

By | July 30, 2026

Show Cause Notice Issued Without Specific Reasons and Relied-Upon Documents Is Void and Invalidates Recovery Issue Whether a Show Cause Notice issued under Section 74(1) that merely reproduces statutory text without disclosing specific reasons or supplying relied-upon documents is legally valid, and whether consequential recovery and bank account attachment orders are sustainable. Facts Initiation of… Read More »

An unsigned assessment order is legally invalid and cannot be validated by any curative statutory provisions.

By | July 9, 2026

An unsigned assessment order is legally invalid and cannot be validated by any curative statutory provisions. Issue Whether an assessment order passed under the GST Act can be sustained in law when it completely lacks the signature of the issuing Assessing Officer, and whether curative provisions like Section 160 can validate such an unsigned order.… Read More »